Top fintech stories this week – 24 August 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
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Shoeboxed acquired by Earth Class Mail
Receipt and business card digitisation firm unboxes some major news.
German minister calls for independent EU Swift payments network
To bypass the US sanctions on business with Iran.
First Data teams with Ellie Mae for lending payments
Customers can accept payment for costs related to loan origination and processing.
Temasek favouring fintech investment over US banks
Singapore-based firm sees it as a more profitable industry.
US blockchain platform Bravo Pay basks in beta mode
Firm offers a way to tip or pay without sharing personal info.
Payworks to power new POS tool for Bambora
Duo will launch Bambora Connect – for POS software providers and merchants.
Bitt the builder for Curaçao and Sint Maarten’s digital guilder
Caribbean central bank turns to fintech portfolio firm.
Ondot brings card control tech to PSCU
Mobile payments firm comes to the rescue.
TransferGo goes to Onfido for onboarding flow
Obligatory selfie shot included.
US Bank to sell card processor Elan
EXCLUSIVE. Finastra, FIS and Fiserv believed to be in final bid.
Paytech ClickSwitch gets $3.5m funding
US-based automated account switching solution is switched on.
Uber and Venmo link up for payments
Simplifying the way Uber users can pay with Venmo.
Infographic: the stats and story behind Bitcoin ATMs
CoinIQ has a quick look at some key Bitcoin ATM statistics.
PayStand enters integration land with Xero
B2B payments platform buddies up with cloud accounting firm.
US challenger banks: who’s who and what’s their tech
A comprehensive list of challenger banks and banking services in the US and the tech they are using.
Business Payments Directory Association teams with Discover for blockchain PoC
Will develop a platform for its B2B directory built on blockchain technology.
Top fintech stories this week – 3 August 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Financial wellness platform PayActiv partners with ADP Marketplace
PayActiv provides a way for employers to help their employees manage their financial lives.
Xero buys paperless accounting hero Hubdoc
“Business has never been so beautiful.” Awww. Pass the sick bag.
IdentityMind helps ZED Network with KYC compliance
Payments platform will deploy newly-released version 2.0.
US Treasury seeks fintech industry to treasure
Plans to make regulatory landscape better.
Paytech Gusto brings in $140m funding
Payroll, benefits, and HR platform now valued at almost $2 billion.
FATF steps up fight against crypto crimes
Financial Action Task Force concerned over AML and CTF activities.
How we banked a billion people and what to do next
Financial inclusion has advanced where governments have prioritised it.
Chase Pay and Samsung Pay partner for retail action
JP Morgan Chase takes its payment ambitions up a gear.
What the future of payments and cryptocurrencies will look like
Three key factors currently preclude cryptocurrency from gaining widespread payments acceptance.
How loan providers will be using blockchain
The concept of blockchain is still very alien to many.
Stripe lines up APIs for programmable payment cards
APIs rule for US mobile payments firm.
CloudTrade secures £2m investment from Calculus Capital
Cloud-based docs are finally in demand.
Feedzai to help Credorax fight merchant fraud
Feedzai uses big data technology to stop payment fraud in real-time.
Switch brings voice tech to its CardSavr API
CardSavr will use natural language processing for managing cards on file.
Top fintech stories this week – 27 July 2018
Catch up on FinTech Futures’ top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place!
Payments firm Flywire flying with $100m funding
Singapore investment firm Temasek led the Series D round.
Swift unleashes gpi for corporates pilot
Corporates and banks to test a new multi-bank payments tracking solution.
Powerful PayPal parades financial prowess
Revenue, income and payment volumes are all up.
Tally ho! Debt management app gets $25m funding
Series B funding led by Kleiner Perkins.
Earthport brings in new staff to stop rocky financials
CEO and CFO change as payments company reports increasing losses.
Visa and MoneyGram team up for cross-border payments
Will use Visa Direct, its real-time push payments platform.
eBay sellers to get access to Square Capital
Sellers in the US could get access to funding up to the value of $100,000.
